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Presidential Address
Done vida—donate life: a surgeon’s perspective of organ donation Scott R. Petersen pages 701-708 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (409 KB)
Best Poster Award
A comparison of thromboembolic and bleeding events following laparoscopic gastric bypass in patients treated with prophylactic regimens of unfractionated heparin or enoxaparin Shanu N. Kothari, Pamela J. Lambert, Michelle A. Mathiason pages 709-711 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (44 KB)
Jack Barney Award
The changing spectrum of intestinal malrotation: diagnosis and management Marcene R. McVay, Evan R. Kokoska, Richard J. Jackson, Samuel D. Smith pages 712-719 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (342 KB)
Presentations
Effects of early use of external pelvic compression on transfusion requirements and mortality in pelvic fractures Vafa Ghaemmaghami, Jason Sperry, Mark Gunst, Randall Friese, Adam Starr, Heidi Frankel, Larry M. Gentilello, Shahid Shafi pages 720-723 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (57 KB)
Can secondary extremity compartment syndrome be diagnosed earlier? Thomas J. Goaley, Amy D. Wyrzykowski, Jana B.A. MacLeod, Kevin B. Wise, Christopher J. Dente, Jeffrey P. Salomone, Jeffrey M. Nicholas, Gary A. Vercruysse, Walter L. Ingram, Grace S. Rozycki, David V. Feliciano pages 724-727 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (57 KB)
The utility of focused abdominal ultrasound in blunt abdominal trauma: a reappraisal Thomas S. Helling, Jennifer Wilson, Kim Augustosky pages 728-733 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (127 KB)
If a picture is worth a thousand words, what is a trauma computerized tomography panel worth? John A. Aucar, Luiz Fernandez, Colette Wagner-Mann pages 734-740 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (175 KB)
Increased risk of death associated with hypotension is not altered by the presence of brain injury in pediatric trauma patients Mark A. Gunst, Jason L. Sperry, Vafa Ghaemmaghami, Richard F. Gunst, Randall S. Friese, Heidi L. Frankel, Larry M. Gentilello, Shahid Shafi pages 741-745 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (113 KB)
Adapting to the changing paradigm of management of colon injuries Karen Woo, Matthew T. Wilson, Kelly Killeen, Daniel R. Margulies pages 746-750 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (89 KB)
General surgery resident attrition and the 80-hour workweek Christopher B. Everett, Stephen D. Helmer, Jacqueline S. Osland, R. Stephen Smith pages 751-757 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (361 KB)
A county hospital surgical practice: a model for acute care surgery Adella M. Garland, Daniel J. Riskin, Susan I. Brundage, Friedrich Moritz, David A. Spain, Mary-Anne Purtill, John P. Sherck pages 758-764 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (94 KB)
Incidence of fertility counseling of women of child-bearing age before treatment for colorectal cancer Michelle Strong, William Peche, Courtney Scaife pages 765-768 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (58 KB)
Complicated appendicitis in children: a clear role for drainage and delayed appendectomy Jonathan P. Roach, David A. Partrick, Jennifer L. Bruny, Michael J. Allshouse, Frederick M. Karrer, Moritz M. Ziegler pages 769-773 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (72 KB)
Comorbidities play a larger role in predicting health-related quality of life compared to having an ostomy Sushma Jain, Marcia L. McGory, Clifford Y. Ko, Alla Sverdlik, James S. Tomlinson, Christopher S. Wendel, Stephen Joel Coons, Susan M. Rawl, C. Max. Schmidt, Marcia Grant, Ruth McCorkle, M. Jane Mohler, Carol M. Baldwin, Robert S. Krouse pages 774-779 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (98 KB)
Can a computed tomography scoring system predict the need for surgery in small-bowel obstruction? Kory Jones, Alicia J. Mangram, Ricardo A. Lebron, Lennard Nadalo, Ernest Dunn pages 780-784 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (64 KB)
Ultrasound facilitates minimally invasive parathyroidectomy in patients lacking definitive localization from preoperative sestamibi scan Matthew L. Davis, Frank J. Quayle, William D. Middleton, Lori M. Acosta, Staci J. Hix-Hernandez, Samuel K. Snyder, Jeffrey F. Moley, L. Michael Brunt, Terry C. Lairmore pages 785-791 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1982 KB)
Recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of pheochromocytoma in children Andrew D. Ludwig, Daniel I. Feig, Mary L. Brandt, M. John Hicks, Megan E. Fitch, Darrell L. Cass pages 792-797 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (78 KB)
Patterns of exogenous insulin requirement reflect insulin sensitivity changes in trauma Heather F. Pidcoke, Jose Salinas, Sandra M. Wanek, Marybeth Concannon, Florence Loo, Kelly L. Wirfel, John B. Holcomb, Steven E. Wolf, Charles E. Wade pages 798-803 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (189 KB)
Outcomes in surgical versus medical patients with the secondary abdominal compartment syndrome C. Clay Cothren, Ernest E. Moore, Jeffrey L. Johnson, John B. Moore pages 804-808 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (71 KB)
Incidence and clinical characteristics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus necrotizing fasciitis in a large urban hospital Timothy C. Lee, Matthew M. Carrick, Bradford G. Scott, Joseph C. Hodges, Hoang Q. Pham pages 809-813 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (63 KB)
Postoperative pulmonary embolism: timing, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes William W. Hope, Bradley L. Demeter, William L. Newcomb, Thomas M. Schmelzer, Lynnette M. Schiffern, B. Todd Heniford, Ronald F. Sing pages 814-819 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (77 KB)
Management of T2 gallbladder cancer: are practice patterns consistent with national recommendations? Byron E. Wright, Chris C. Lee, Douglas M. Iddings, Maihgan Kavanagh, Anton J. Bilchik pages 820-826 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (184 KB)
The metastatic lymph node ratio predicts survival in colon cancer Paul Schumacher, Sean Dineen, Carlton Barnett, Jason Fleming, Thomas Anthony pages 827-832 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (271 KB)
Cancer of unknown primary origin: a decade of experience in a community-based hospital Jose M. Pimiento, Desarom Teso, Alpin Malkan, Stanley J. Dudrick, J. Alexander Palesty pages 833-838 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (191 KB)
Totally laparoscopic total and subtotal gastrectomy with extended lymph node dissection for early and advanced gastric cancer: early and long-term results of a 100-patient series Cristiano G.S. Huscher, Andrea Mingoli, Giovanna Sgarzini, Gioia Brachini, Barbara Binda, Massimiliano Di Paola, Cecilia Ponzano pages 839-844 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (90 KB)
The optimal management of the axillae of patients with microinvasive breast cancer in the sentinel lymph node era Richard J. Gray, Bryan Mulheron, Barbara A. Pockaj, Amy Degnim, Stephen L. Smith pages 845-849 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (65 KB)
Navigating murky waters: a modern treatment algorithm for nipple discharge Richard J. Gray, Barbara A. Pockaj, Patricia J. Karstaedt pages 850-855 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (105 KB)
Solitary positive sentinel lymph node accompanied by negative sentinel lymph node(s) is predictive of a negative completion axillary lymph node dissection Weesam Alkhatib, Carol Connor, Fan Fang pages 856-859 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (54 KB)
Factors influencing the number of sentinel lymph nodes identified in patients with breast cancer Anees B. Chagpar, David J. Carlson, Alison L. Laidley, Souzan E. El-Eid, Terre Q. McGlothin, Robert D. Noyes, Phillip B. Ley, Todd M. Tuttle, Kelly M. McMasters, University of Louisville Breast Cancer Sentinel Lymph Node Study pages 860-865 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (74 KB)
One hundred consecutive laparoscopic Nissen’s without the use of a bougie Victor Bochkarev, Atif Iqbal, Yong Kwon Lee, Michelle Vitamvas, Dmitry Oleynikov pages 866-871 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (89 KB)
Peritoneal dialysis catheters: laparoscopic versus traditional placement techniques and outcomes Aakash H. Gajjar, Diane H. Rhoden, Pranay Kathuria, Rajat Kaul, A. Deviprakash Udupa, William C. Jennings pages 872-876 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1176 KB)
Laparoscopic appendectomy is superior to open appendectomy in obese patients Michael G. Corneille, Megan B. Steigelman, John G. Myers, Jason Jundt, Daniel L. Dent, Peter P. Lopez, Stephen M. Cohn, Ronald M. Stewart pages 877-881 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (67 KB)
The laparoscopic management of small-bowel obstruction Marc Zerey, Catherine W. Sechrist, Kent W. Kercher, Ronald F. Sing, Brent D. Matthews, B. Todd Heniford pages 882-888 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (83 KB)
Author Index pages e1-e5 Full-Text PDF (42 KB)
Subject Index pages e7-e21 Full-Text PDF (127 KB)
Frontmatter
Editorial board page A1 Full-Text PDF (47 KB)
Table of Contents pages A5-A8 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (60 KB)
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